March 13

Feasts

Hieromartyr Publius, Bishop of Athens (2nd century) (see also January 21 in the West);
Martyrs Alexander, Dionysius and Frontonus, the "Basilikoi" (the Emperor's men), in Thessaloniki (c. 305) (see also March 14);
Martyr Christina of Persia, scourged to death (4th century);
Venerable Euphrasia, in the Thebaid (Thebais);
Martyr Abibus of Egypt (Sabinus), at Hermopolis, tied with stones and drowned in a river;
Saint Marios (Marius), Bishop of Sebasteia;
Venerable martyr Theoktistos, of the Great Lavra of St. Sabbas the Sanctified, reposed in peace (797);
Martyrs Africanus, Publius, and Terence, at Carthage (250);
Saint Leander of Seville, Bishop of Seville (596);
Martyr Ramirus and Companions, at the monastery of St Claudio in Leon in Spain (c. 554 or 630);
Saint Mochoemoc (Mochaemhog, Pulcherius, Vulcanius), monk at Bangor in Co. Down under St Comgall, later founded Liath-Mochoemoc (c. 656);
Saint Kevoca (Kennotha, Quivoca), a saint honoured in Kyle in Scotland (7th century);
Saint Gerald of Mayo, followed St Colman from Lindisfarne to Ireland and became his successor in the English monastery in Mayo (732);
Saint Ansovinus, Bishop of Camerino (840);
Saint Heldrad (Eldrad, Eldradus), abbot at Novalesa Abbey for thirty years (842);
Martyrs Rudericus (Roderick) and Salomon (Solomon), in Córdoba in Spain (857);
Saint Ipomoni or Empress Augusta Helen Palaiologos (1450) (see also May 29);
New Hieromartyr Nicholas Popov, Priest (1919);
New Hieromartyr Gregory Pospelov, Priest (1921);
New Hieromartyr Stephen (Bekh), Bishop of Izhevsk (1933);
New Hieromartyr Michael Okolovich, Priest (1938);
Other Commemorations:
Translation of the relics (846) of St. Nicephorus the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople (829);
Repose of Elder Ephraim of Valaam Monastery (1946);
Repose of Bishop Tikhon (Tikhomirov) of Kyrillov (1955).